Change your password
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.
Use influx command line interface (CLI) to update your password.
User passwords cannot be updated in the InfluxDB UI.
Change your password using the influx CLI
Use the influx user password command
to update a password for a user. Provide the following:
- An operator token using your
influxCLI connection configuration,INFLUX_TOKENenvironment variable, or the--token, -tflag. - The username (with the
--name, -nflag) or the user ID (with the--id, -iflag). View usernames and IDs in the output ofinflux user list. - Optional: the
--password, -pflag and the new password. If you don’t provide a password flag, enter the new password when prompted.
Update a password
influx user password \
--name USERNAME \
--password PASSWORD
Replace the following:
USERNAME: The username to change the password forPASSWORD: The new password
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